Complete set of 30 "Secesh Chain" Confederate portrait covers.
Complete set of 30 "Secesh Chain" Confederate portrait covers.
New York: Charles Magnus, [1861]
30 numbered items, each 3 x 5½ inches; unused, generally minimal wear, #1 (Jefferson Davis) toned and lightly soiled, 9 with mount remnants on verso.
Includes Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and many more. These envelopes were likely issued very early in the war. #26 is South Carolina militia leader James Simons, here named as "Maj. Gen. Simmons," who resigned from duty in July 1861. #22 is William J. Hardee, who is named as a Brigadier General; he was promoted to Major General in October 1861. The covers are printed in black except for Hardee, which is in brown.
Complete set of 30 "Secesh Chain" Confederate portrait covers.
New York: Charles Magnus, [1861]
30 numbered items, each 3 x 5½ inches; unused, generally minimal wear, #1 (Jefferson Davis) toned and lightly soiled, 9 with mount remnants on verso.
Includes Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and many more. These envelopes were likely issued very early in the war. #26 is South Carolina militia leader James Simons, here named as "Maj. Gen. Simmons," who resigned from duty in July 1861. #22 is William J. Hardee, who is named as a Brigadier General; he was promoted to Major General in October 1861. The covers are printed in black except for Hardee, which is in brown.
